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|subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Zambia|Province]] | |subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Zambia|Province]] | ||
|subdivision_name1 = [[Lusaka Province]] | |subdivision_name1 = [[Lusaka Province]] | ||
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<!----------[[File:ZM-Kafue.png|right|225px|Location of Kafue in Zambia]]---------> | <!----------[[File:ZM-Kafue.png|right|225px|Location of Kafue in Zambia]]---------> | ||
'''Kafue''' is a town in the [[Lusaka Province]] of [[Zambia]] and it lies on the north bank of the [[Kafue River]], after which it is named. It is the southern gateway to the central Zambian [[plateau]] on which [[Lusaka]] and the [[mining]] towns of [[Kabwe]] and the [[Copperbelt]] are located.<ref name="Spectrum">Camerapix: "Spectrum Guide to Zambia." Camerapix International Publishing, Nairobi, 1996.</ref> | '''Kafue''' is a town in the [[Lusaka Province]] of [[Zambia]] and it lies on the north bank of the [[Kafue River]], after which it is named. It is the southern gateway to the central Zambian [[plateau]] on which [[Lusaka]] and the [[mining]] towns of [[Kabwe]] and the [[Copperbelt]] are located.<ref name="Spectrum">Camerapix: "Spectrum Guide to Zambia." Camerapix International Publishing, Nairobi, 1996.</ref>. It has more manufacturing plants than most towns outside the Copperbelt Province, which were to provide the heavy industrial base for the capital city, Lusaka. | ||
== Site == | == Site == | ||
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== Industry == | == Industry == | ||
Agriculture and fishing are the traditional occupations of the area, and a commercial farming area extends along the edge of the Kafue Flats for 35 km north-west of the town. Commercial fishing operations of any size are limited to fish farming. Kafue has a larger proportion of manufacturing industries compared to most of the towns outside the Copperbelt Province.The Town has an industrial estate with housing and services called '''Kafue Estates'''. The industries in Kafue include;<ref name="WB"/> | Agriculture and fishing are the traditional occupations of the area, and a commercial farming area extends along the edge of the Kafue Flats for 35 km north-west of the town. Commercial fishing operations of any size are limited to fish farming. Kafue has a larger proportion of manufacturing industries compared to most of the towns outside the Copperbelt Province.The Town has an industrial estate with housing and services called '''Kafue Estates'''. The industries in Kafue include;<ref name="WB"/> | ||
* Nitrogen Chemicals of Zambia (Agricultural [[fertiliser]]s) | * [[Nitrogen Chemicals of Zambia]] (Agricultural [[fertiliser]]s) | ||
* Bata [[Tanning|Tannery]] (shoe leather) - No longer operational. | * Bata [[Tanning|Tannery]] (shoe leather) - No longer operational. | ||
* [[Textiles|Textiles - Kafue Textiles - No longer operational.]] | * [[Textiles|Textiles - Kafue Textiles - No longer operational.]] | ||
* UNIVERSAL Mining and Chemical Industries Limited (UMCIL), Kafue integrated Iron and Steel plant (Direct Reduced Iron). Phase one of the project was completed in 2007 and is now fully operational, producing 7,000 tonnes of finished rolled iron and steel products per month for the local and regional markets.<ref>http://umcilzambia.blogspot.com/</ref> | * [[UNIVERSAL Mining and Chemical Industries Limited]] (UMCIL), Kafue integrated Iron and Steel plant (Direct Reduced Iron). Phase one of the project was completed in 2007 and is now fully operational, producing 7,000 tonnes of finished rolled iron and steel products per month for the local and regional markets.<ref>http://umcilzambia.blogspot.com/</ref> | ||
* Lee Yeast Zambia - The Sole manufacturer of baking yeast (and other baking products) in Zambia. | * Lee Yeast Zambia - The Sole manufacturer of baking yeast (and other baking products) in Zambia. | ||
* Alliance Ginnery Zambia - Cotton Ginning company. | * Alliance Ginnery Zambia - Cotton Ginning company. | ||
